Question

Charcoal appears black in color because it Question 17 options: has a black-colored pigment. reflects all wavelengths of light that fall on it. absorbs all wavelengths of light that fall on it. emits black-colored light.

Answer 1

Black colors absorb all light wavelengths! Its black because all of the colors mixed together = black, and all colors are absorbed.

Answer 2

Answer: absorbs all wavelengths of light that fall on it.

Explanation: The color of the object depends on the wavelength it absorbs and reflects. The object appears to be of the complimentary color which it absorbs.

White light is made up of 7 different colors. Black objects appear black because they absorb light of all visible wavelengths and reflect back very little.

White objects appear white because they reflect light of all visible wavelengths and absorb very little.